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Volume 45 Number 35 329 Broadway., Bethpage, NY 11714 Sept 14-20 2007 (516)681-0440 ext. 21 FAX (516)681-9354 Email: Nuz2u@aol.com 50 Cents
Oyster Bay Town Board Amends
Code Relating to
Illegal Occupancies
The Oyster Bay Town
Board has approved an amend­ment
to the Town Code aimed at
cracking down on illegal occu­pancies,
it was announced by
Town Councilwoman Rose
Marie Walker, who proposed the
amendment.
"As has been found in
towns throughout Long Island,
there are instances where proper­ty
owners have exploited their
buildings by creating or main­taining
illegal occupancies,"
Councilwoman Walker stated.
"In many cases, these illegal
occupancies expose the residents
to substandard rooms or apart­ments,
not to mention hazardous
conditions from construction,
electrical work and plumbing
that do not comply with Town
building and safety codes. Resi­dents
in neighborhoods burdened
with illegal occupancies face a
host of issues ranging from
increased traffic and parking
shortages to overcrowded
schools, not to mention the
impact on their home values and
their o\ erall qualit) o\' life. Such
occupancies also lead to a wide
variety of costly problems tor
Town government, including
overburdened municipal servic­es.
By their nature, such units
generally escape taxation as their
existence is normally hidden and
not used lor tax assessment pur­poses.
"While the Town of Oys­ter
Bay has been very proactive
in trying to address the problem
of illegal housing, this amend­ment
will give the Department of
Planning and Development and
the Town Attorney's Office
another tool to crack down on
illegal occupancies," the Coun­cilwoman
continued. "From now
on, it will be a rebuttable pie-sumption,
meaning the property
owner will have to prove other­wise,
that a premises zoned for
single-family occupancy is occu­pied
by more than one family if
any two or more of the following
are found to exist: more than one
gas, electric or water meter; more
than one connecting line for
cable or satellite television; more
than one doorbell or doorway on
the same side of the building;
more than one mailbox, mail slot
or post office address; permanent
partitions or 'key locked' internal
doors which may serve to access
between segregated portions of
the dwelling resulting in the
inability of any occupant to have
unimpeded and/or lawful access
to all parts of the dwelling unit;
two or more kitchens; a dwelling
which has been advertised in any
publication as being available for
sale or rent in which the adver­tisement
expressly and implicitly
provides that the dwelling con­tains
rooms tor rent, more than
on^: separate dwelling unit or
may be occupied by more than
one family; separate written or
oral rental agreements of leases
of the payment of rent for por­tions
of the dwelling unit among
the owners or residents.
"We must be vigilant and
creative and use any all legal
remedies to work toward the
elimination oi' these dangerous
and unlawful situations from our
neighborhoods,"' Councilwoman
Walker said. "This new law will
make it more difficult for illegal
occupancies to exist and will
help the down in its efforts to
preserve our cherished suburban
way o\' life."
Councilwoman Walker
noted that a public hearing on the
proposed amendment was held
on June 1 A
Bethpage Fire Department
Avoids "Recipe" For Disaster
At 4:55 am on September 5
the Bethpage hire Department
responded to an automatic alarm
at the Orient Restaurant on
South Broadway by Courtney
lane in Bethpage.
While responding the also
received a phone alram for
smoke coming out of the build­ing.
Upon their arrival there was
a light smoke condition coming
from the stores. Entry was made
and a search was conducted lor
the source of the smokey condi­tion.
A pot was found on the
stove on the Orient Restaurant.
It was removed and the building
was vented of smoke.
(All photos by Kevin Imm)

Volume 45 Number 35 329 Broadway., Bethpage, NY 11714 Sept 14-20 2007 (516)681-0440 ext. 21 FAX (516)681-9354 Email: Nuz2u@aol.com 50 Cents
Oyster Bay Town Board Amends
Code Relating to
Illegal Occupancies
The Oyster Bay Town
Board has approved an amend­ment
to the Town Code aimed at
cracking down on illegal occu­pancies,
it was announced by
Town Councilwoman Rose
Marie Walker, who proposed the
amendment.
"As has been found in
towns throughout Long Island,
there are instances where proper­ty
owners have exploited their
buildings by creating or main­taining
illegal occupancies,"
Councilwoman Walker stated.
"In many cases, these illegal
occupancies expose the residents
to substandard rooms or apart­ments,
not to mention hazardous
conditions from construction,
electrical work and plumbing
that do not comply with Town
building and safety codes. Resi­dents
in neighborhoods burdened
with illegal occupancies face a
host of issues ranging from
increased traffic and parking
shortages to overcrowded
schools, not to mention the
impact on their home values and
their o\ erall qualit) o\' life. Such
occupancies also lead to a wide
variety of costly problems tor
Town government, including
overburdened municipal servic­es.
By their nature, such units
generally escape taxation as their
existence is normally hidden and
not used lor tax assessment pur­poses.
"While the Town of Oys­ter
Bay has been very proactive
in trying to address the problem
of illegal housing, this amend­ment
will give the Department of
Planning and Development and
the Town Attorney's Office
another tool to crack down on
illegal occupancies," the Coun­cilwoman
continued. "From now
on, it will be a rebuttable pie-sumption,
meaning the property
owner will have to prove other­wise,
that a premises zoned for
single-family occupancy is occu­pied
by more than one family if
any two or more of the following
are found to exist: more than one
gas, electric or water meter; more
than one connecting line for
cable or satellite television; more
than one doorbell or doorway on
the same side of the building;
more than one mailbox, mail slot
or post office address; permanent
partitions or 'key locked' internal
doors which may serve to access
between segregated portions of
the dwelling resulting in the
inability of any occupant to have
unimpeded and/or lawful access
to all parts of the dwelling unit;
two or more kitchens; a dwelling
which has been advertised in any
publication as being available for
sale or rent in which the adver­tisement
expressly and implicitly
provides that the dwelling con­tains
rooms tor rent, more than
on^: separate dwelling unit or
may be occupied by more than
one family; separate written or
oral rental agreements of leases
of the payment of rent for por­tions
of the dwelling unit among
the owners or residents.
"We must be vigilant and
creative and use any all legal
remedies to work toward the
elimination oi' these dangerous
and unlawful situations from our
neighborhoods,"' Councilwoman
Walker said. "This new law will
make it more difficult for illegal
occupancies to exist and will
help the down in its efforts to
preserve our cherished suburban
way o\' life."
Councilwoman Walker
noted that a public hearing on the
proposed amendment was held
on June 1 A
Bethpage Fire Department
Avoids "Recipe" For Disaster
At 4:55 am on September 5
the Bethpage hire Department
responded to an automatic alarm
at the Orient Restaurant on
South Broadway by Courtney
lane in Bethpage.
While responding the also
received a phone alram for
smoke coming out of the build­ing.
Upon their arrival there was
a light smoke condition coming
from the stores. Entry was made
and a search was conducted lor
the source of the smokey condi­tion.
A pot was found on the
stove on the Orient Restaurant.
It was removed and the building
was vented of smoke.
(All photos by Kevin Imm)